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Davenport: Nis to get EU Info Point, development aid continues to the South of Serbia

EU PROGRES Programme, in which the EU invested €14,1 million, contributed to the creation of at least 300 new jobs, attracted the investments worth at least €30 million and made the creation of 3,000 more jobs in the next five years possible, said the Head of EU Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport during his visit to Niš. Davenport also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of EU Info Point in this city.

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EU – US Summit on March 26

The crisis in Ukraine, global challenges such are security and stability, climate change, fighting terrorism or combating poverty will be on the agenda of the EU-US summit that will be held in Brussels on Wednesday, March 26.

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Serbia high on list of asylum seekers in EU

In 2013 a number of asylum seekers in the EU increased for more than 30% comparing with the year before. Some 435,000 asylum applications were registered in comparison with 335,000 in 2012, showed a report issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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Call for project proposals: EU to grant more than €4 million for social inclusion of most vulneable persons in serbia

The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia has launched a call for proposals within the project “Support to the social inclusion of the most vulnerable groups, including Roma, through more diversified community-based social services”, financed from EU pre-accession funds.

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EU supports the inclusion of children with disabilities, including Roma children

In the framework of the Inclusion of children with developmental disabilities, including Roma children programme, funded by the EU and carried out by the FAMILIA Association, another cycle regarding the training of representatives from interdepartmental committees involved in social security was completed, and the publication CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES – recommendations for evaluation and support was issued.

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EU Ambassador Michael Davenport visits Niš on 25 March 2014

The Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Ambassador Michael Davenport will visit Niš on March 25, 2014, where he will sign the Memorandum of Understanding about the establishment of EU Info Point. He will also attend the management committee meeting which marks the completion of the the European Partnership with Municipalities Programme – EU PROGRES, the programme through which the EU invested €14,1 million.

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‘Cyprus needs to better prepare its young people for work’

Ensuring that young Cypriots have the skills employers are looking for is vital if the country is to reduce its youth unemployment rate, which has increased from 9% in 2008 to more than 40% today among under 25s.

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Catherine Ashton condemns death sentences against 529 people in Egypt

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Catherine Ashton has condemned the death sentences against 529 members of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, urging the Egyptian interim authorities to ensure the defendants’ rights to a fair trial, in line with international standards.

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EU-Ukraine: Commissioner Füle visits Kiev

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Füle visits Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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22/03/2014 0

EU and Serbia fight together against discrimination: Davenport

Fight against discrimination is a EU priority and it is good that the government of Serbia now has its own strategy to cope with this,said Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, who joined Serbian officials attending the action “I have a hart, I do not hate,” organised to mark beginning of the European week against racism and discrimination.

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